Well, that didn't take long. (Sandalwood drops his brand new RWB ABS.)

So today it's sunny and beautiful outside. It's over 50 degrees, it's a Saturday...Perfect riding weather. I decide to stop by a friend's house on my way back from a meeting and let her ride pillion. She has never ridden on a bike before and gets on, but then leans to one side to adjust her pants leg or something. I feel the bike starting to tilt, and I yell, "No, no, no!!!" It's past the point of no return. She and I got clear of the bike, but it fell over -- and down into the ditch. I now need a source on the following parts for a 2007 RWB ABS.

1 - Right hard bag (just the painted portion).

2 - Right foot peg metal lower and the warning tab that sticks down from it.

3 - Right fairing.

4 - Right lower cowl.

5 - Right side mirror.

6 - Right side crankcase cover.


I am now going to head into my room and cry.

 

That really sucks!!! I had the same thing happen to me about 10 years ago...LOL!!! lucky for me it landed in grass and all I broke was a mirror.

 

no i will cry for you.

 

That sucks!!!! I feel your pain

 

Man, that really sucks.

 

dang, man, that really sucks. can't help ya on the parts...


I don't really understand exactly how it happened though besides it tipping into a ditch... was it just when she first got on the bike or while you were riding?

I've never had a problem with pillion riders ever, but then again I'm huge (6'4" 300+lbs) unless they get antsy in a turn and try that readjustment crap lol.

 

Uh, already??? That sucks dude. You know if I were you I'd just get the fairings repainted like Reg is saying and just replace the mirror. Chances are it's gonna happen again and it'll suck major to spend all that cash on new fairings and crap only to have it dumped again.

There's a member here, Rollin_Again that has some experience with crashing RWB bikes you might want to get ahold of him. :lol:

 

As bad as you feel, imagine how crappy your passenger feels.... Don't sweat it since it was not a VFR1000 - where parts are a pain to find. Yeah, money's tight, but if you are O.K. she's O.K. you are good to go again.

Next time you'll ask her to remove her pants before you ride with her or at least follow your lead while you do your magic.

Now that she's broken in, you can rebuild her. ...(make 6 million dollar man na na na na sounds here (young kids... make Chevy Chase putting sound from Caddyshack sound))

Hope you're back in the saddle soon.

-nozz

 

Ah balls!!! That sucks. Sandalwood these footpegs are off my '03. I checked the Honda parts fische,the part numbers are the same as your '07, 50635-MBW-000,they should bolt right on. You can have both pegs if you want them,they're just sitting on my parts shelf collecting dust,just pay the shipping. Save you at least a little bit on your repair bill. Let me know.

 

Oh,dude are you both ok?That sounds tragic!Did you fracture the plastic(abs bodyparts) or just scratch paint.Got comprehensive insurance?I feel your pain,life is not fair,my VFR is the most important to me right now.I dumped mine after a month,shattered me emotionally,but after fixing the bike,we're closer.Bummer,sad way to break a new one in.My sincere condolences.Peace

 

fall to the left or right? :smile:

 

sorry....................

 

Dang! didy dang dang...sorry, my kids were just watching chitty chitty bang bang. :redface:

Sorry for your misfortune, hopefully it won't take long to get it fixed back up. I'll keep an eye out for parts for ya...

 

Oh man that really sucks!! :doh: Shoulda warned her not to lean real far over to the side at least without warning you first.

 

The bad news is that the repairs will be very costly. I lowsided my RWB over the summer and the damage did not look bad at all. When I took the bike for an estimate they quoted me over $1500 for just the bodywork alone. Did you suffer any damage to the tank?

I hope you have full coverage insurance

Regards,
Rollin

 

I appreciate all the kind comments from everyone. It actually makes me feel better to have the support of you guys. To answer a few questions:

No, I do not want to make an insurance claim on it. I'm thinking the repair should be only around $2000 and I have so many bikes and cars that a claim would not be beneficial to my insurance for the long term.

It fell to the right.

Yes, it happened when she was getting on. I wasn't looking at her (even in the mirror), so I'm not sure exactly how it happened, and I feel like it was my fault for not giving her instructions on this as it was her very first time. I think she had swung a leg over and was partially on but leaned over. When she shifted it moved the weight a bit far to one side for me to handle. I was on a slight (maybe 5 degree) lateral incline and this didn't help a bit. I attempted yelling, but there wasn't a lot of saving it without risking knee injury or worse. I think she thought the kickstand would hold it, but she didn't lean to the correct side for that to matter...And I was holding the bike straight up anyhow which was a bad idea on my part. I had the kickstand in the down position, but it wasn't touching road and was on the wrong side for the direction she leaned.

Stosh, thank you very much! You'll have a PM momentarily.

 

what a bummer....glad both of you are ok.

 

That sucks, glad that your both ok.